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Going-to-the-Sun Road
United States · Glacier Route 1
An engineering triumph carved into the sheer limestone cliffs of Glacier National Park. Features the Garden Wall, weeping rock waterfalls falling directly onto the roadway, Triple Arches, narrow lanes with low stone guardwalls, and the continental divide crossing at Logan Pass surrounded by hanging glaciers.
Going-to-the-Sun Road runs 50 miles between West Glacier, MT and St. Mary, MT. We count about 150 corners along it, which is flowing rather than tight. Demanding, and not a road to meet in the wet.
Tank-bag quick reference
- StartWest Glacier, MT48.4989, -113.9814
- High3,153 ft - 6,646 ft (Logan Pass)elevation range
- EndSt. Mary, MT48.7439, -113.4394
T-CLOCS before you go: tyres and wheels, controls and cables, lights and electrics, oil and fluids, chassis and stand.
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Questions riders ask
- How long does Going-to-the-Sun Road take to ride?
- About 50 miles. At an unhurried pace with stops that is roughly 1 hour of riding, longer if you are stopping for photographs.
- Where does Going-to-the-Sun Road start and end?
- It runs between West Glacier, MT and St. Mary, MT. Either end works as a start; the route reads the same in both directions.
- Is Going-to-the-Sun Road a twisty road?
- We count about 150 corners across 50 miles, which is flowing rather than tight.
- Is there a GPX file for Going-to-the-Sun Road?
- Yes. The GPX is free, there is no account, and the planner will build a route that includes this road alongside others nearby.
Where these numbers come from
Distances and corner counts come from the route's own geometry, not from ratings or votes. Nothing here is crowdsourced and nobody paid to appear.